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In the discussion thread: The fiscal cliff deal comes clearer: a 37% top tax rate and a higher Medicare eligibility age [View all]

Response to cosmicone (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 06:56 PM

Myrina (8,968 posts)

19. ... and you know that, how exactly?

The man is NOT a liberal. And in his post-election pressers, he said everything was on the table.
This, I imagine, is part of that 'everything'.

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The fiscal cliff deal comes clearer: a 37% top tax rate and a higher Medicare eligibility age [View all]	Recursion	Dec 2012	OP
37%?	sadbear	Dec 2012	#1
35%	Recursion	Dec 2012	#2
How will the job providers survive with this massive 2% tax hike?	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#8
It's not about the job providers, but the job creators.	AAO	Dec 2012	#48
Good point.	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#57
You know it's not because I'm smarter than they are!	AAO	Dec 2012	#71
That is completely unacceptable	dsc	Dec 2012	#3
Don't overlook this nugget:	Myrina	Dec 2012	#13
More like higher co-pays AND deductibles	Lasher	Dec 2012	#45
How does it raise the cost of Medicare?	thesquanderer	Dec 2012	#53
Contracting the pool	curlyred	Dec 2012	#70
Screw that deal - off the cliff is better	ItsTheMediaStupid	Dec 2012	#56
FUCK'n "A" !!!	AAO	Dec 2012	#73
Yeah. Why are we even discussing this? They are over a barrel. Let's just roll it over the cliff.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#82
I agree...	INdemo	Dec 2012	#65
This is absolute garbage.	ProSense	Dec 2012	#4
No progressive should support this.	David__77	Dec 2012	#5
Good cop Bad cop	aandegoons	Dec 2012	#6
The suckers? That would be the middle class.	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#47
Repeal on tax deduction for donations to churches	itsrobert	Dec 2012	#7
Not sure that would be Constitutional	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#20
The thing is, most churches don't really do much in the way of real "charity" - functionally,	kath	Dec 2012	#46
I think that most churches do perform a lot of charitable work	ItsTheMediaStupid	Dec 2012	#55
Definitely not the case for my synagogue	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#78
If the repeal is ONLY for CHURCHES, I too would support that.	99th_Monkey	Dec 2012	#34
ACA blunting the effects of higher Medicare age	BeyondGeography	Dec 2012	#9
Not going to happen	cosmicone	Dec 2012	#10
... and you know that, how exactly?	Myrina	Dec 2012	#19
Err.. he's said SS is off of the table	Recursion	Dec 2012	#27
Right now there is an option for "early" SS retirement, at 62.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#44
A Medicare eligibility age rises from 65 to 67 will end President Obama's mandate for anything else	Walk away	Dec 2012	#11
Sort of like anybody who raised SS eligibility from 65 to 67 would be politically dead forever?	Recursion	Dec 2012	#15
In my book they would be. You really do start to tire when you hit your late 50s. nt	Mojorabbit	Dec 2012	#28
I think you missed Recursion's point	thesquanderer	Dec 2012	#51
It's gradual - I'm waiting to 66.	AAO	Dec 2012	#63
A tax trick may also be used to reduce Social Security benefits.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#12
I predicted something like this a few days ago	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#14
Agreed: this has to include something like the McConnell plan	Recursion	Dec 2012	#18
Raising Medicare age will keep older workers from retiring	splat	Dec 2012	#16
Employers are already letting older workers go in droves. This just	LibDemAlways	Dec 2012	#24
Exactly nt	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#54
Iam 64 and not working	HockeyMom	Dec 2012	#79
I think it will be slightly different ...	Myrina	Dec 2012	#26
The raising the Medicare eligibility age part is bullshit. There are already too	LibDemAlways	Dec 2012	#17
ACA will help that, somewhat	Recursion	Dec 2012	#21
Bullshit. Raising the eligibility age would cost, not save, money.	Scuba	Dec 2012	#33
Of course it would, but the cost would be shifted to employers and individuals	Recursion	Dec 2012	#41
A top rate of 37% is a win for the Republicans (they get to keep most of the Bush tax cuts	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#60
Why must we do "some of it"? There's lots of places to get money besides stealing it ....	Scuba	Dec 2012	#75
Sure, after they lose their home.	Walk away	Dec 2012	#61
NO ONE campaigned on raising the Medicare eligibility age, NO FUCKING DEAL!	Firebrand Gary	Dec 2012	#22
Nobody campaigned against it either	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#25
*	DJ13	Dec 2012	#23
Social Security has already been lowered	Disconnect	Dec 2012	#29
I read the article ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2012	#30
If they raise Medicare to 67, I'll never vote for a Dem again!	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#31
Cool story, bro	Recursion	Dec 2012	#32
I'm not only dead serious, I'll likely be dead and unable to vote.	Coyotl	Dec 2012	#38
Neither will I. Might as well just hit myself with a hammer.	forestpath	Dec 2012	#50
Totally unacceptable, such a plan will be met with millions in the streets.	Scuba	Dec 2012	#35
No, it really won't	Recursion	Dec 2012	#42
Apocolypse for those recently disabled and over 50	kickysnana	Dec 2012	#36
In two decades when the age increase comes into effect, Medicaid will be expanded	Recursion	Dec 2012	#43
716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion, 716 Billion.......	Firebrand Gary	Dec 2012	#37
This is speculation, not news. A complete disaster if true though.	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#39
Why would any Dem in Washington be interested in giving the Republicans a win?	Scuba	Dec 2012	#40
This would be a complete betrayal as far as I'm concerned.	forestpath	Dec 2012	#49
This is great	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#52
For what it's worth, this is not breaking news	OKNancy	Dec 2012	#58
Fuck that	wryter2000	Dec 2012	#59
This would be a slap in the face to all of us. No deal gets us 39%!!!!!	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#62
Krugman: I Hope This Isn’t True	ProSense	Dec 2012	#64
"cost-sharing and decreases in provider payments" = YOU GET FUCKING SCREWED! n/t	Fearless	Dec 2012	#66
Sorry, but increasing Medicare eligibility age will kill people	Mass	Dec 2012	#67
Keeping it where it is will kill people.	Recursion	Dec 2012	#74
"Proposed in July 2011"	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#68
If it's true	Teamster Jeff	Dec 2012	#69
it reads like a sellout, if that's the case.	stupidicus	Dec 2012	#72
What sucks is we have to just wait it out, hope	AAO	Dec 2012	#77
Give me the cliff...	defacto7	Dec 2012	#76
This is what I figured would happen.	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#80
Locking, not breaking news, but analysis, opinion	Rhiannon12866	Dec 2012	#81

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